EDITORIALS
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Oct- 2021 -28 October
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
The significance of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s speech at the UN General Assembly in New York City was his use of the allocated time to outline the
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25 October
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
Nothing could have prepared the world for the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the WHO on 11 March last year. It literally brought the world to a stop as countries
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Sep- 2021 -30 September
THE BIG PICTURE
The headline news in the mainstream media in these crisis ridden times not only reflects an economy off the rails but the
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30 September
STATE OF THE NATION
A country on the brink of disaster cannot afford the luxury of reflection. Or so its citizens and governors may feel or think. Yet
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30 September
TALIBAN TAKEOVER
The Afghan crisis briefly displaced COVID-19 in the minds of many; they watched in horror as heartrending images of events at Kabul’s
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30 September
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
When he was elected president, there was anticipation that Gotabaya Rajapaksa would govern with a firm hand. Those at the extreme
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2 September
THE BIG PICTURE
Be it in social circles or on social media, the raging debate in recent weeks has been about whether or not to lockdown – and when
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2 September
STATE OF THE NATION
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Not the opening of A Tale of Two Cities but chapters in the book of life and hope…
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2 September
CLIMATE CONFERENCE
The climate report that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) delivered in August was sombre but didn’t contain
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2 September
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
An iconic photograph from recent times exhibits the joy on then President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s face when he embraced his brother
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